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Yom Kippur War

In memory of my parents

Opinion: Ariel Sharon, one of Israel's most revered generals and its 11th prime minister, fought like a lion his entire life, and his beloved wife Lily stood steadfast beside him

Gilad Sharon | 02.21.24

50 years on, Egypt declassifies 'secrets' of Yom Kippur War

Documents include strategic military planning of the Yom Kippur War and plans for managing the war through its stages until cease-fire

Lior Ben Ari | 02.18.24

IDF soldier killed in Gaza special ops incursion

Tamir Barak, 19, was killed by an anti-tank missile, 50 years after his uncle, Benny, fell in the Yom Kippur War; IDF says mission was in preparation for ground offensive

Raanan Ben-Zur | 10.23.23

'Strike the enemy to ruins': New documents shed light on crucial Yom Kippur War naval battle

Fifty years after the war, the IDF unveils new documents, shedding light on the prevailing mindset among commanders and the call to act with all might against the enemy; ‘Shatter the enemy’s dreams!’

Sivan Hilaie | 10.06.23

'My friends would barbecue non-kosher meat nonetheless I would put my life on the line for them'

‘The Yom Kippur War: Yeshivat Har Etzion on the Front Lines', co-produced by Yoel Weiss and Gilad Alfasi, tells the story of the war through the eyes of young yeshiva students, both Israelis who went into battle, and Americans who volunteered on the home front

Hod Bass | 10.04.23

עולים חדשים מתארחים בסוכת בית הנשיא בשנת 1953

A journey through time: Sukkot in the lens of Israel's photographer

David Rubinger documented decades of Israeli history and bequeathed his treasured photos to Ynet's sister publication Yedioth Ahronot; we bring you some of his holiday snaps from years gone by

Itzchak Tessler | 10.01.23

ארכיון 1973 משפחות נעדרים חיפושים תל אביב מלחמת יום הכיפורים כיפור

'As long as there is no grave - there is a chance that he will return alive'

With communications limited and the military overwhelmed by the number of captured and missing soldiers during the war, families were thrown into limbo, wondering if they would ever see their loved ones; 16 are still unaccounted for today

Korin Elbaz-Alush | 09.26.23

'That year of 1973, Yom Kippur was not silent' — Memoir of war

This war destroyed many myths of Israeli society: the invincibility of the IDF, the infallibility of the intelligence services and the power of our leadership

Huguette Elhadad Charbit/i24NEWS | 09.26.23

אבנר לנדאו מ"פ מלחמת יום הכיפורים רמת הגולן

'For 50 years, I didn't speak of that war, now it burns within me'

Minutes before the breakout of the Yom Kippur War, Avner Landau spotted Syrian planes flying toward the Golan Heights and mobilized his troops; five decades later, he revisits his wartime bag, recalling battles, comrades and a pivotal moment of defiance that saved lives

Assaf Kamar | 09.24.23

Despite opening fiasco, Yom Kippur War ended in an overwhelming military victory

IDF's preparation paradoxically bolstered Israeli overconfidence; Despite the Yom Kippur War's perceived failure, Ron Ben-Yishai notes there was never a fear of Israel's destruction, highlighting the war's historical impact and its lessons for today

Ron Ben-Yishai | 09.24.23

From the man in the picture - Yom Kippur War stories come to life

Yedioth Ahronoth archives contain many old black-and-white pictures taken during the Yom Kippur war, and we've tracked down several of the brave men who appear in them to tell us the story behind the moment

Etti Abramov | 09.24.23

Yom Kippur War's unsolved mystery: How two inseparable friends met their end together

David Biton and Shimon Fahima lost their lives on the first day of the Yom Kippur War; Now, their families are working to reconstruct their final moments and uncover the heroism that defined their actions

Eti Abramov | 09.24.23

The memorial erected in the memory of the tank crew that blocked the advancing Syrian forces on the Golan Heights in the Yom Kippur war

The memorial left behind the lines

Only one of the tank crew survived to tell the story he had been avoiding for 50 years, of the valor of a single tank that blocked the advancing Syrian army; their memorial left beyond the frontier can now be seen from Israel and their story can be told

Yair Kraus | 09.21.23

בעיצומה של מלחמת יום כיפור האלוף יריב אהרן העניק לבכיר בצבא המצרי מוחמד עבד אלעיני אלגמסי את ספר הברית החדשה עם הקדשה

Gestures in war: Arabic-language Bible intended as gift for Egyptian general up for auction

Major General Aharon Yariv plans to present Field Marshal Mohamed Abdel Ghani el-Gamasy with the bible and during ceasefire talks ending the Yom Kippur War but press leak prompts a general to decline gesture

Korin Elbaz-Alush | 09.20.23

The commander who disguised himself as a rabbi during Yom Kippur War

During the Yom Kippur War Egyptian authorities granted access only to personnel from the rabbinate to enter territory under their control to identify casualties ; Brig. Gen. Yom-Tov Tamir, then-commander of the 9th Armored Brigade, pretended to be a rabbi to retrieve his fallen comrades

Shmuel Munitz | 09.20.23